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Woman dead and teen in custody after horror Melbourne crash

A woman has been killed and a teenager is in custody after a horror crash left a mini-van sliced open on a Melbourne freeway.

Police tried to intercept the allegedy stolen van on the Western Highway just after 2.30pm on Tuesday, but the driver failed to stop.

The mini-van then collided with two trucks in Ballan and the female passenger of the allegedly stolen vehicle was killed on impact.

A horror crash left a mini-van sliced open on a Melbourne freeway. Photo: 7 News
A horror crash left a mini-van sliced open on a Melbourne freeway. Photo: 7 News

The male driver fled the scene following the crash and allegedly stole a second vehicle to drive back to Ballarat.

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On Tuesday evening officers arrested a 17-year-old boy, who is assisting police.

The Western Freeway was blocked for a number of hours while an investigation commenced.

A woman was killed in the crash and the driver left the scene. Photo: 7 News
A woman was killed in the crash and the driver left the scene. Photo: 7 News
On Tuesday evening, officers arrested a 17-year-old boy who is assisting police. Photo: 7 News
On Tuesday evening, officers arrested a 17-year-old boy who is assisting police. Photo: 7 News

The deceased woman, who is also believed to be a teenager, is yet to be formally identified.

The Western Freeway was blocked for a number of hours. Photo: 7 News
The Western Freeway was blocked for a number of hours. Photo: 7 News